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HI SR53

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Maile Shimabukuro

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Origin

Senate

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the State of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu, federal entities, and private landowners to permanently open the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road section extending from Paakea Road to Lualualei Naval Road for public use as an alternate route.

  • Identifies Farrington Highway as the only public highway serving the Leeward Coast communities and notes ongoing gridlock traffic conditions and frequent closures due to accidents, weather, and construction.

  • References the 2017 House Concurrent Resolution No. 197 that requested analysis of using the Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road on a more permanent basis and the 2020 $4,000,000 allocation by Governor David Ige to open locked gates on Paakea Road.

  • Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Federal Highway Administration, Navy Region Hawaii Commander, state and city transportation and emergency management directors, Honolulu Police Chief, and Pineridge Farms, Inc. president.

Legislative Description

Urging The State Of Hawaii, City And County Of Honolulu, Federal Entities, And Private Land Owners To Work Together To Immediately Open The Section Of The Waianae Coast Emergency Access Road Extending Paakea Road Out To Lualualei Naval Road For Public Use On A Permanent Basis.

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Last Action

Certified copies of resolutions sent.

5/22/2023

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Culture and the Arts3/10/2023

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